Avistamiento (noun): A Karumbé activity that involves recording the number of turtles at the ocean´s surface during a period of ten minutes, followed by a five minute break. Repeat for three hours.
Yesterday we had an incredibly exciting day of ``avistamiento ´´, split into groups of two or three people and strategically stationed at various lookout points in Cerro Verde, an hour´s walk from the base in La Coronilla. The average sighting count was between 15 and 20 per period, but one group had a record of 55 turtles within ten minutes. This is because they have x-ray vision.
After the first session of ``avistamiento´´ we had a lunch break – ham and cheese sandwiches with a side of ants. We made a futile effort to escape the sun, but the ocean was a pleasant alternative for cooling off.
The break was followed by another enthralling three hours of turtle sighting under the baking sun. But I really shouldn´t complain because I´m getting an awesome tan.
In all seriousness, ``avistamiento´´ is important for collecting data on the turtle activity in the area; this is especially the case when someone sees a turtle marked with a plastic, color-coded tube - ``bandera´´ - that identifies them and provides information that will hopefully help to prevent the construction of a megaport farther down the coast.
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